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MOT reliability

Triumph Bonneville t140 v

3 vehicles · 14 completed MOT tests analysed
71%
MOT pass rate

Based on 3 Triumph Bonneville t140 v vehicles and 14 completed MOT tests, the Triumph Bonneville t140 v has an overall 71% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 12,581 miles.

3
Vehicles
14
MOT tests
80
Avg miles / year
1.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Triumph Bonneville t140 v problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Triumph Bonneville t140 v MOT tests:

  • Other106%
  • Lamps & electrical6%
  • Steering6%

Triumph Bonneville t140 v pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Petrol (3)

Most common Triumph Bonneville t140 v MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Triumph Bonneville t140 v MOT tests:

  1. Front wheel bearings have excessive free play (2.3.5b) (1 times)
  2. Registration plate delaminated (6.3.1.d) (1 times)
  3. Registration plate has a feature which changes the appearance or legibility of the characters (6.3.4c) (1 times)
  4. Direction indicators affected by the operation of another lamp (1.5.1c) (1 times)
  5. Front Rear wheel bearings have slight free play (2.4.A.2c) (1 times)
  6. Handlebar mounting excessively deteriorated (flexible type) (2.1.1d) (1 times)
  7. Offside Rear Exhaust slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (1 times)
  8. o/s/f footpeg rubber split (1 times)
  9. Front Front wheel bearings have slight free play (2.3.5b) (1 times)
  10. o/s/f foot peg rubber split (1 times)
  11. Front Wheel has a slightly distorted bead rim. (4.2.2) (1 times)
  12. Front tyre side wall cracking n/s (1 times)
  13. Front wheel bearing slightly rough when rotated (1 times)
  14. clutch cable close to exhaust (1 times)
  15. Rear Brake pedal cannot be applied smoothly (3.1.3d) (1 times)

Triumph Bonneville t140 v pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1979 1 9 78% 1,683
1975 1 2 50% 4,656
1974 1 3 67% 31,405

Triumph Bonneville t140 v reliability FAQ

Across 3 Triumph Bonneville t140 v vehicles in our MOT data, 71% pass the MOT (a 29% failure rate), with about 1.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Triumph Bonneville t140 v MOT issues are: Front wheel bearings have excessive free play (2.3.5b); Registration plate delaminated (6.3.1.d); Registration plate has a feature which changes the appearance or legibility of the characters (6.3.4c).

The typical Triumph Bonneville t140 v in our data has covered around 12,581 miles.

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